Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 480: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost of bonus payments made to staff in his Department for 2008; the amount set aside in his Department for bonus payments in 2009; if he will make a statement on the circumstances in which a staff bonus will be paid in 2009. [4830/09]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Civil service posts at the levels of Assistant Secretary and Deputy Secretary are covered by a scheme of performance related awards. It does not apply to Secretaries General.

Details of the procedures, the numbers covered by the scheme, the range of awards and the total amounts paid in Departments are outlined in the annual reports of the Committee for Performance Awards (available on the website www.finance.gov.ie). The Committee does not identify the amount paid to individuals as this is regarded as personal information.

Payments for 2007 in the sum of €101,800 were made to 7 staff members in my Department in 2008. No specific funding has been set aside in 2009 in respect of performance in 2008.